The GPS is an amazing piece of technology. Think about it. For less than $100, you can determine your position within a few meters anywhere in the world. One hundred years ago, you needed a compass, sextant, clock, and luck to estimate your position. I’ve used a Garmin Etrex Vista extensively for field checking during …
My build for the Sparkfun Autonomous Vehicle Competition continues. Slowly. I intended to be busy with system integration by now, but I haven’t even built the physical platform. Mechanical design is difficult because there are many inter-related factors to consider. For example, the motor selection partially determines weight which in turn partially determines motor selection. …
I’ve run off and entered the SparkFun Autonomous Vehicle competition in April. The rules are pretty simple: Create a vehicle that can autonomously navigate around the SparkFun building Autonomous vehicles (robots!) fascinate me. But, there’s a problem: I don’t have a robot. I have assorted parts and plenty of ideas but no robot. My personal goals …
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